Alicja Paulina Krubnik

(She/Her)

Alicja Paulina Krubnik is a PhD candidate at McMaster University in the department of Political Science. She specializes in the fields of international political economy and international development. Alicja's dissertation work is supported by the SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship Doctoral Scholarship, the International Development Research Centre's International Doctoral Research Award, and was previously supported by an Ontario Graduate Scholarships doctoral award. She is also a research assistant at McMaster University and research associate at the Public Banking Project. Alicja holds an MSc. in Economics and Governance from Leiden University (2020) and an MSc. of Political Economy of Late Development from the London School of Economics and Political Science (2021).

Experience

  • 2025–present
    Doctoral research fellow, Global Affairs Canada
  • 2024–present
    Research associate, Public Banking Project
  • 2021–present
    Research assistant, McMaster University
  • 2021–present
    PhD Candidate, Political Science, McMaster University

Education

  • 2025 
    McMaster University, PhD Political Science: International Relations and Comparative Public Policy
  • 2021 
    London School of Economics and Political Science, MSc. Political Economy of Late Development
  • 2020 
    Leiden University, MSc. Economics and Governance
  • 2016 
    University of Toronto, BComm. Management and Economics

Publications

  • 2026
    From Subordination to Transformation? Multilateral Debt Dynamics and Green Development in Ecuador., Development
  • 2024
    "Continuity of the IMF’s androcentric policies before, during and after the pandemic." In Continuity of the IMF’s androcentric policies before, during and after the pandemic., Bristol University Press
  • 2024
    Crises and Austerity: The Political Economy of Post-Crisis Alternatives in Canada, Alternate Routes: A Journal of Critical Social Research
  • 2023
    "Continuidad de las políticas androcéntricas del FMI antes, durante y después de la pandemia. El caso de América Latina." In Deuda feminista: ¿Utopía u oxímoron?, Editorial de la Universidad Nacional de La Plata (Edulp)
  • 2022
    Pretrial Detention and Incarceration Decisions for Foreign Nationals: a Mixed-Methods Approach, European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research

Grants and Contracts

  • 2025
    Margaret Meagher Fellowship
    Role:
    Doctoral Research Fellow
    Funding Source:
    Global Affairs Canada
  • 2024
    Canada Graduate Scholarships - Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement
    Role:
    Doctoral Researcher
    Funding Source:
    Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
  • 2024
    International Development Research Centre - International Doctoral Research Award
    Role:
    Doctoral Researcher
    Funding Source:
    International Development Research Centre
  • 2023
    Canada Graduate Scholarship - Doctoral Award
    Role:
    Doctoral Researcher
    Funding Source:
    Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
  • 2022
    Ontario Graduate Scholarship - Doctoral Award
    Role:
    Doctoral Researcher
    Funding Source:
    Ontario Graduate Scholarship Program - Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities

Professional Memberships

  • Canadian Political Science Association (CPSA)
  • Canadian Association for the Study of International Development (CASID)
  • International Studies Association (ISA)
  • Development Studies Association (DSA)

Contact Alicja for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration